Fence-wire tool.



B. PORTER.

FENCE WIRE TOOL.

APPLIOATION FILED NOV. 14, 1913.

1,1 13,372; Patented 0ct.13,1914.

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THE NORRIS PETERS Cl).v PHOTO-LITHO WASHINGTON. D. cv

B. PORTER.

FENCE WIRE VTOOL. APPLICATION FILED NOV.14,'1913.

aw/Imam THE NORRIS PETERS CO1, PHOTO-LITHO.. WASHINGTON, D. C.

Patented Oct. 13, 1914.

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FENCE-VIBE TOOL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 13, 1914.

Application filed November 14, 1913. Serial No. 801,037.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat I, BYRON Powell, a citizen of the United States,residing at Morgan, in the county of Morgan, State of Utah, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence-Wire Tools; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

I This invention relates to improvements in wire fencing tools.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a simple tool bymeans of which a number of operations can be performed such as splicingwire, taking up slack, attaching the wire to the posts by means ofstays, at taching stays to the fence wires, and attaching wooden stripsthereto.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the tool. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal section through the tool. Fig. 3 is a perspective view ofthe tool pulling staples. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the tooltwisting a wire fastener around a post. Fig. 5 is a perspective view ofthe tool applying a wire stay to a fence wire. Fig. 6 is a perspectiveview of the tool forming a loop in the fence wire. Fig. 7 is aperspective view of the tool taking up slack. Fig. 8 is a perspectiveview of the tool splicing a broken wire.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawings, 10 represents atubular member which is open at both ends, one end being formed with anotch 11, a crank member 12 being provided with a shank 13 adapted to beinserted in the notched end, and rest in said notch of the member 10. Aset-screw 11 is threaded through the notched end, and is adapted to passthrough an opening 15 formed transversely in the shank 13, to hold saidcrank member in the member 10. Intermediate the length of the tube andin one side thereof is formed a V-shaped' notch 10, the purpose of whichwill appear later. The other end of the crank member is coiled or hookedas indicated at 16, this end being adapted for forming loops in fencewires to take up the slack, stretch them, or for pulling the wires. Theopposite end of the member 10 ispressed inwardly as indicated at 17, anotch 18 being formed in one side of this end, said notch being adaptedto re ceive a fence wire, as seen in Fig. 5. In this use of the device,the wire stay 19 is passed through the tubular member 10, after the thewire 20 around the post, as shown in Fig. 4. In this operation the endof the wire 20 is engaged in the notch 10 and then wound on the member10. The member 10 is then turned around the fence wire as an axis, whileat the same time rotating the tool on its own axis to unwind the wirefrom the member and wind it around the fence wire. This causes the wireto pay off from the member 10 and wind on the fence wire. The member isthen moved to the other side of the post, drawing the wire 20 across theface of the post, and the same operation performed on the fence wire andtie wire at that side of the post. The twisting action may alsobeaccomplished in the same manner as in Fig. 5, the fence wire beingengaged in the notch 18 and forming the axis of rotation of the member10. I

In removing staples the shank 12 with its crook 16 is engaged behind thefence wire, as shown in Fig. 3, and then by rocking the tool on theintermediate portion 12* as a fulcrum,.the fence wire will be forcedaway from the post and the staple withdrawn."

In taking up slack, or forming loops in the fence wire, the coiled end16 is engaged with the fence wire and the same rotated to produce a loopwhich will tighten the wire as seen in Figs. 6 and 7.

In splicing the ends of a broken fence wire together, I use the member12 to twist the ends of the wire into loops as seen in Fig. 6, afterwhich a separate length of wire 21 is threaded through the loops andwound on the removable shank 22 and the member 10.

Thus the broken ends are held together.

the Wire 21 to run ofi the member 10, and onto the shank 22, from whenceit is coiled or Wound on the fence Wire.

From the foregoing it Will readily be seen that I have provided a simpleand inexpensive tool which is capable of performing a great number ofoperations in Wiring fences.

hat is claimed is:

A fence Wire tool comprising a tubular .member having a notch formed inone end thereof, a crank member including a perfo rated shank detachablyengaged in the notched end, means carried by the tubular member forholding the crank member so engaged, the outer end of the crank memberbeing coiled, the opposite end of the tubular member having an inclinednotch formed transversely therethrough, said latter end of the tubularmember being reduced in diameter, the tubular member also having aV-shaped notch in one side intermediate its length.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in the presence of tWoWitnesses.

BYRON PORTER.

Witnesses:

WV. Vision, R. R. ToNKo.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. 0.

